The Kingdom of Raritieshttp://mcpl.info/taxonomy/term/1787/all
enThe Kingdom of Raritieshttp://mcpl.info/blogs/love-reading/kingdom-rarities
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<p>In another life, I would love to become a wildlife biologist; it combines things I loves such as working with animals, walking, observing deeply, and travel. This book does all of the above plus makes you more curious about the flora and fauna around us. Why are robins common and not Kirtland’s warblers? Why are deer abundant and not jaguars? Eric Dinerstein, the author, started his scientific career studying tigers and later rhinoceroses. He is now Chief Scientist at the World Wildlife Fund. In <a href="http://mcpl.monroe.lib.in.us/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.7&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=kingdom%20of%20rarities&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0" target="_blank"><em>The Kingdom of Rarities</em></a>, he travels to many continents to explore the rare creatures and plants living there.</p><p>One of the places he and his scientific team visit is Irian Jaya, a remote island on the Indonesian archipelago. It combines two aspects of places that often give homes to rare creatures: remoteness, and being situated on an island. Another factor that makes Irian Jaya home to rarities is its geology—its steep mountains and gorges serve as barriers to invasive species which have become common on many other islands. The description of Dinerstein’s flight to this research spot is compelling; it was incredibly risky just to land a plane there. But well worth it because the scientists found many rare creatures quite close to them and not shy at all with humans. The scientists were amazed by how many species divided their habitats vertically.</p><p><a href="http://mcpl.info/blogs/love-reading/kingdom-rarities" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://mcpl.info/blogs/love-reading/kingdom-rarities#commentsFor the Love of ReadingInformation, Answers & ReviewsAnimalsNonfictionScience & Nature The Kingdom of RaritiesThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:44:56 +0000Dory L.32797 at http://mcpl.info